Computer Security and Information Assurance Courses

CSCI 6532 Information PolicyRoles, issues, and impacts of computer-based information systems in national and international arenas, focusing on privacy, equity, freedom of speech, intellectual property, and access to personal and governmental information. Professional responsibilities, ethics, and common and best practices in information use. Design of computer systems that fit present and likely future realities and avoiding decisions likely to lead to nonadoption, costly retrofitting, or abandonment of these systems.

CSCI 6542 Computer Network DefenseDefending computer networks against the common methods and tools used to harm them, including network scans, viruses, worms, denial of service attacks, e-mail bombs, and buffer overflow attacks. Students attack and defend a real, full-featured network unconnected to any other network. Ethics and legal implications are also discussed.